Kayra Holdings has submitted a Site Plan Approval application to the City of Toronto for a site at 3089 Danforth Avenue in the Oakridge neighbourhood of Scarborough. As the proposal is within the allowed zoning, no Zoning By-law Amendment is required for this CariCari Lee Architects-designed 7-storey apartment building with a commercial space at grade. The site is situated on the south side of Danforth Avenue, east of Victoria Park Avenue. The City would benefit from a 3.5m widening of Danforth Avenue and a 1.17m road widening of the rear laneway.
The proposal would have indoor and outdoor amenity spaces on the 7th floor and the roof. The total proposed indoor amenity space is 65m² and the total proposed outdoor amenity space is 66m². Parking access is from the rear laneway. The building would have 21 spaces within a parking stacker system, and would have 22 bicycle spaces.
The site is a 5-minute walk to Victoria Park Station and an 18-minute walk to the Danforth GO Station. Several TTC bus routes travel along Danforth Ave to Main Station, while other TTC bus routes travel north-south along Victoria Park Ave to Victoria Park Station.
Oakridge is a mature neighbourhood that features an eclectic mix of older houses, a vibrant shopping district along Danforth Avenue and an abundance of recreational facilities and parkland. Oakridge is bound on the north by ravine and park lands and on the south and east by the CN railway line and industry. A great deal of the social and recreational activity in this neighbourhood revolves around the Oakridge Community Recreation Centre on Pharmacy Avenue, and Oakridge Park on Danforth Avenue.